Sahibzada Farhan became Pakistan’s first batter to hit 100 sixes in a calendar year in T20s and overall 12th during the tri-nation T20I series match against Sri Lanka. Zimbabwe is the third country.

In his side’s seven-wicket win on Saturday, Farhan played an unbeaten, explosive knock of 80 in 45 balls, with six fours and five sixes, with his runs coming at a strike rate of 177.77.

Now, he has hit 102 sixes this year in the shortest format. Only Karanbir Singh of Australia (122) and West Indies batting star Nicholas Pooran (103) have more sixes than him.

Also, he has levelled with both Karanbir and Pooran for most fifty-plus scores in T20s this year, with all three batters having 15 each. Sahibzada has scored four centuries and 11 fifties, as compared to Karanbir’s two centuries and 13

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